Senior Analyst, Media Business Operations
$60,800–$60,800 year
HybridNew York City, New York, United States or Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Job Summary
Support media finance operations for a prominent pharmaceutical client by executing monthly billing reconciliations, vendor invoice validation, and audits. Join client meetings to present updates, identify operational trends, and implement solutions for financial inconsistencies. Ensure campaigns are properly set up in systems and aligned with business expectations while evaluating buying tools and preparing purchase orders. Partner with cross-functional teams to support contract negotiations and escalate challenges with suggested solutions. Work with vendors to implement solutions that satisfy agency and client needs, ensuring adherence to internal audit controls.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in finance, business, advertising, marketing, or related field
- 3+ years of professional experience supporting media operations and finance in an advertising agency environment
- Experience working with specialized tools like Prisma, MediaTools/Guideline, or similar
- Experience supporting media finance and operations initiatives with a specific focus on budget management and reconciliation
- An understanding of media campaigns, planning, and buying in an advertising agency environment
- Prior experience partnering directly with clients
- Active listener with exceptional storytelling, verbal & written communication, and presentation skills as well as a high degree of emotional intelligence
- A natural sense of urgency with an ability to work quickly, efficiently, and accurately within tight deadlines and constantly-evolving project parameters, scope, and goals
- Flexible and adaptable with an ability to manage and drive success across multiple concurrent projects and competing priorities
- Comfort operating with a high level of ownership, autonomy, and accountability
- Highly collaborative but independently capable
- Must be commutable to one of these locations (Boston or New York)
- Willing to commit to a hybrid schedule
- Onsite engagement an average of 3-4 days/week
Desired Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in finance, business, advertising, marketing, or related field preferred; experience may be substituted
- Prior experience working in advertising agency operations and working with tools such as Prisma, MediaTools/Guideline, or something similar will help shorten the runway to success
- Familiarity with prompt-based interaction and commonly used generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Google Gemini, DALL·E, Midjourney)
- Experience working alongside the financial industry or other regulated industries
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